Wintergreen County Store
National Register of Historic Places

Wintergreen County Store

Nellysford, Nelson County, Virginia
Listed
November 9, 2005
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
05001233

About this property

The Wintergreen Country Store is a historic building built originally as a country store located near Nellysford, Nelson County, Virginia. It is a one- and two-story, shed roofed, frame vernacular building with weatherboard siding on a masonry and concrete foundation. The store was built in four phases: the original store was a one-story, one-room building with a porch, built between 1908 and 1909; the second was living space added in the late 1920s; the third phase added a two-story section with a two-story porch; and the fourth phase was added by Wintergreen Ski Resort as a welcoming center when it first opened in 1975. After closing as an office and gift shop for the Wintergreen resort, the building was used as a meeting place for Peace in the Valley, an Episcopal Church mission. Thereafter it served as a gallery featuring local artists. It now serves as the Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center and is affiliated with the Virginia Museum of Natural History. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Location

Nellysford, Nelson County, Virginia
37.88504, -78.89880

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Wintergreen County Store listed on the National Register?

Wintergreen County Store was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 9, 2005.

What type of historic resource is Wintergreen County Store?

Wintergreen County Store is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Wintergreen County Store?

The period of significance for Wintergreen County Store is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1908.

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